> > > What type of filesystem is it? > > > > > > Try "mount -v /dev/md1 /" > > Sorry. Should have been "mount -v /dev/md1 /target" - assuming /dev/md1 > is your root filesystem. Actually, /dev/md2 is root, but no, it wouldn't mount, no matter what I tried. What's more, now that I assembled the arrays under the Debian live CD, Ubuntu will no longer assemble any of them. Note the Ubuntu live CD has an old version of mdadm (v2.6.7.1) > > It doesn't matter what switches I try, it always gives me that > > error. The md1 array (/boot) is ext2, and the md2 array (/) is ext3. > you did "mkdir /target" didn't you? Can verify it is there? Yes. > > No, I'm not. Remember? I can't mount /target (/dev/md2) so I can't > > chroot to it: > > > > ~ # chroot /target /bin/bash > > chroot: cannot execute /bin/bash: No such file or directory > > > > Everything in your method requires me to be able to mount the / and > > /boot file systems. Hmm. The only thing I can't do under the Ubuntu CD > is > > assemble and mount the swap, so this should work using the Ubuntu CD... 'So much for that effort. I think I'll try one of the other suggested distros... -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html